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Blog Action Day 2009: Creating Actions for Everyone on Climate Change

Amy Sample Ward

Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web. Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance.

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6 Ways to Stop Your Website from Leaking Potential Online Donors

NetWits

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. The Nomensa report offers a great example from Cancer Research UK : 2) Offer the opportunity to “join the club”. Be creative here.

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11 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

in August 2009 and within a few months came to the conclusion that blogging had been the missing piece in my social media campaigns. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts.

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2009 Year-End Fundraising Guide

Care2

Presenters also discussed the importance of utilizing successful fundraising strategies including: Telling passionate stories and using assets like photos and videos to reinforce your stories. Care.org is a great example of an intuitive and well organized donate page that also illustrates how their expenses are allocated.

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Leveraging Engagement to Sustain Our Organizations

VQ Strategies

Back in 2009, early research from the Reimagining Service coalition (and which became the basis of today’s Service Enterprise initiative ) showed that organizations that engage volunteers and do it well are significantly more adaptable , sustainable , and capable of going to scale than others. Know the Research.

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My Goals For 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo from SteveTookIt. I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. Photo by RedRaspus.

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Philanthropy and Social Media: New Whitepaper from The Institute for Philanthropy

Amy Sample Ward

Social media is one of the most tangible examples of the real time web. . In 2009, for example, two trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing emergency numbers directly. Another great example is Epic Change. We want to share while we are doing and have people respond immediately.